2003 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 2003 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 2003 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Magrethe II
• Prime minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Events

• 12 October - The second phase of the Copenhagen Metro opens, extending it to Vanløse^[1]

The arts

Film

• 23 March — This Charming Man by Martin Strange-Hansen wins an Oscar for Best Short Subject at the 75th Academy Awards.
• 23 May – Christoffer Boe's film Reconstruction wins the Caméra d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

Television

• 24 November – DR series Nikolaj and Julie wins the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series at the 31st International Emmy Awards.

Sports

Football

• 11 October — Denmark draws with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last round of in the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifyingbut still wins Group 2 and is thus ready for UEFA Euro 2004.

Other

• 15 March — Wilson Kipketer wins silver in Menøs 800 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
• 11 April — Mikkel Kessler wins the WBC International title by defeating Craig Cummings by a knockout in the third round.
• 15 June — Tom Kristensen wins the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of Team Bentley, his fifth win of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
• 22 June — Søren Kjeldsen wins the Diageo Championship at Gleneagles.
• 15 July — Jakob Piil wins the 10th stage of the 2003 Tour de France.
• 4 October – Nicki Pedersen becomes Speedway World Champion by winning the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix series.
• 23 November — Thomas Bjørn wins Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan.^[2]

References

1. "Københavns nye metro: En fremtidsorienteret anmeldelse". Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
2. "Thomas Bjorn Wins The Dunlop Phoenix Tournament In Japan And Improves 10 Spots To World No.22". The Wire. Retrieved 2012-02-23.